Technologies
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Colt Technology Services has successfully completed a trial of quantum-secured encryption across its fibre optical network. -
After a rough start to the year, Nvidia has come out swinging, unveiling a slew of updates aimed at solidifying its position as one of the world’s top AI firms.
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Japan’s MUFG Bank, in collaboration with NTT DATA and NTT WEST, has successfully tested an ultra-low latency, high-bandwidth data centre interconnection using the IOWN All-Photonics Network (APN).
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Italian supercomputing centre Cineca has unveiled an agreement with IQM Quantum Computers to deliver Italy’s most powerful quantum computer, the IQM Radiance 54.
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Finland has launched its first 50-qubit superconducting quantum computer, developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in collaboration with IQM Quantum Computers.
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Quantum Industries, an Austrian firm developing quantum secure communications technologies, has secured $10 million in seed funding.
Forthcoming events
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Finland's Cinia and Japan's ARTERIA Networks (ARTERIA) have formed a joint collaboration to build a subsea cable system linking Europe and Asia through the Arctic.
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Satellite company Iridium has reduced its quarterly loss to US$5.9 million, compared with $7.9 million in the previous year, and $107.9 million in the same quarter the year before.
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Colt Technology Services (Colt) has become the first provider to deploy 800G technology in the L-band across a terrestrial network.
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Capacity shares five key stories to watch from around the world today.
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The world’s largest bank has teamed up with Ciena and Toshiba to develop quantum technology that can deliver 800Gbps channels and a total speed of 2.4Tbps.
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OneWeb has appointed an Edinburgh-based company, Clarus Networks, as a distribution partner as it rolls out its low Earth orbit (LEO) services in the UK and northern Europe.
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Hughes has completed a three-month pilot of its Community LTE service in five villages across Brazil, demonstrating a quick and inexpensive way for MNOs to extend their reach.
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AFR-IX has selected Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) as the vendor supplier for its recently announced Medusa Submarine Cable System.
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Global 5G IoT satellite operator, OQ Technology, has been granted a patent for its IoT ‘wake-up’ technology by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
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The European Union is moving ahead on its controversial plans to create a quantum-secure satellite system that will compete with Amazon’s Kuiper, OneWeb, SpaceX’s Starlink and others.
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Vantage Towers is working with a Portuguese company to build wireless infrastructure into street lamps
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Intel Corporation (Intel) is to acquire Tower Semiconductor (Tower), an Israeli manufacturer of analogue semiconductor solutions, for approximately $5.4 billion.
